John Pracht

Christopher Pracht has represented families suffering from the loss of loved ones for over fourteen years. After graduating Cum Laude from the Charleston School of Law in 2008, Christopher accepted a clerkship with the Honorable J. Cordell Maddox of the South Carolina Circuit Court. Upon completing his clerkship, Christopher founded his law practice in August 2009 in Anderson, South Carolina.

Over the past fifteen years, Christopher has represented clients in various courts throughout South Carolina, including but not limited to, the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of General Sessions, the Summary Court, the Municipal Court, and the Magistrate’s Court. Christopher has participated in appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Christopher started his law firm as a general practitioner but has since narrowed his focus to representing folks with Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury Claims.

In 2013, Christopher became the founding partner of Thomason and Pracht, LLP where he continued to focus his practice on his passion for Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury cases. Over the past fifteen years, Christopher has achieved well over 70,000,000 dollars in verdicts and settlements for his various clients.

In July of 2022, Christopher along with Co-Counsel Cooper Wilson and Mullins McLeod obtained a 20,730,000-dollar verdict for the wrongful death of Zerihun Wolde. This is believed to be the largest wrongful death verdict in the history of Horry County, South Carolina. Horry County is a conservative venue not known for returning multi-million-dollar verdicts. Additionally, Christopher has handled Wrongful Death cases outside of South Carolina including, but not limited to, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alaska. Christopher has the experience and resources to handle wrongful death cases nationwide, by accessing our unique network of co-counsel throughout the United States.

Currently, Christopher is the founding partner of Pracht Injury Lawyers. The law firm solely handles wrongful death and serious injury claims throughout all of South Carolina. Currently, Pracht Injury Lawyers has offices in Anderson, Greenville, Camden, Charleston and Irmo. Christopher and his team recovered over $17,000,000 for our clients in 2023 alone. Christopher is a member of the S.C. Bar, American Association for Justice, South Carolina Association for Justice, National Trial Lawyers, and various other professional organizations.

Christopher’s greatest passion and life’s work is dedicated to helping the victims of wrongful death. He is married with three children, Jack, Jennings, and June. Christopher was born and raised in South Carolina and has lived in Greenville, Anderson, Columbia, and Charleston, giving him an in-depth knowledge of South Carolina and its legal system. Further, Christopher has handled cases in virtually every county in South Carolina.